Yagoo's statement regarding Hololive graduations:
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Thank you for always supporting Hololive Production. We sincerely apologize for any concerns caused by the recent announcements regarding graduations. Like all of you, we too feel a sense of sadness whenever we see our talents departing.
We are committed to providing an environment where each talent can fully showcase their abilities, offering support through events like Hololive EXPO, 3D live performances, corporate tie-ups, and music production. These various support systems ensure that our talents can focus on their activities with peace of mind.
However, there are still areas that need improvement, and I am personally working towards this by creating opportunities for direct dialogue with our talents. We will continue to do our best so that our talents and fans can smile together.
Thank you for your continued support.
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Thank you for always supporting Hololive Production. We sincerely apologize for any concerns caused by the recent announcements regarding graduations. Like all of you, we too feel a sense of sadness whenever we see our talents departing.
We are committed to providing an environment where each talent can fully showcase their abilities, offering support through events like Hololive EXPO, 3D live performances, corporate tie-ups, and music production. These various support systems ensure that our talents can focus on their activities with peace of mind.
However, there are still areas that need improvement, and I am personally working towards this by creating opportunities for direct dialogue with our talents. We will continue to do our best so that our talents and fans can smile together.
Thank you for your continued support.
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Shion's statement:
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Good evening.
This is Murasaki Shion of the Hololive 2nd Generation.
A-ah, my heart hurts...
I've recorded this stream because I have an important announcement to deliver to all of my loyal fans. I'm really sorry for making you all worry in the time before the start of the stream.
I'll... I'll go straight to the point. Uhm, Murasaki Shion will graduate from Hololive on April 26th, 2025.
The reason is disagreement with the company's direction. It's something I've come to feel over these six and a half, almost seven years, and especially the last few of those. It's something that with time, as the years passed, grew to be bigger and bigger. Even more so now, I think it's very significant.
I went on a hiatus without deciding on a return date a little over a year ago. It was a distressful time for me. Things happened and I became mentally exhausted and, to be brief since it's a bit of a heavy thing to say, I was, frankly, struggling to keep living. I was thinking that taking a break will heal me. I was at the brink of becoming hateful toward the internet, my beloved hobby, and that feeling of "I might grow to hate the things I love" was very scary. The state of both my mental and physical health had influenced it. Even now, I'm on an outpatient stay. I'm wondering if it's something that can't be fully healed.
Many things happened, a year passed, but I haven't grown to hate [the things I love]. Past me wouldn't even have chosen to get hospitalized. Past me wouldn't have thought of trying to fix everything up, she would've given up. But she didn't. Thanks to and for you, my loyal fans, who always support me, I could find resolve to cherish myself a little bit more this past year. Once again I'm sure that the internet is my place of belonging. I'm happy if I can be on the warm, kind internet, smiling, surrounded by my loyal fans. I truly, truly, truly love you all. This is the honest truth.
I believe that if you belong to a company, to conform to its direction and to follow its rules is the right thing to do. Only, as years passed by, more and more of those came to be required, things I hadn't expected nor was ready to commit to. We're out of alignment with the company as to these things. That's why I chose graduating from Hololive.
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Good evening.
This is Murasaki Shion of the Hololive 2nd Generation.
A-ah, my heart hurts...
I've recorded this stream because I have an important announcement to deliver to all of my loyal fans. I'm really sorry for making you all worry in the time before the start of the stream.
I'll... I'll go straight to the point. Uhm, Murasaki Shion will graduate from Hololive on April 26th, 2025.
The reason is disagreement with the company's direction. It's something I've come to feel over these six and a half, almost seven years, and especially the last few of those. It's something that with time, as the years passed, grew to be bigger and bigger. Even more so now, I think it's very significant.
I went on a hiatus without deciding on a return date a little over a year ago. It was a distressful time for me. Things happened and I became mentally exhausted and, to be brief since it's a bit of a heavy thing to say, I was, frankly, struggling to keep living. I was thinking that taking a break will heal me. I was at the brink of becoming hateful toward the internet, my beloved hobby, and that feeling of "I might grow to hate the things I love" was very scary. The state of both my mental and physical health had influenced it. Even now, I'm on an outpatient stay. I'm wondering if it's something that can't be fully healed.
Many things happened, a year passed, but I haven't grown to hate [the things I love]. Past me wouldn't even have chosen to get hospitalized. Past me wouldn't have thought of trying to fix everything up, she would've given up. But she didn't. Thanks to and for you, my loyal fans, who always support me, I could find resolve to cherish myself a little bit more this past year. Once again I'm sure that the internet is my place of belonging. I'm happy if I can be on the warm, kind internet, smiling, surrounded by my loyal fans. I truly, truly, truly love you all. This is the honest truth.
I believe that if you belong to a company, to conform to its direction and to follow its rules is the right thing to do. Only, as years passed by, more and more of those came to be required, things I hadn't expected nor was ready to commit to. We're out of alignment with the company as to these things. That's why I chose graduating from Hololive.